Definition of MORN

morn

Plural: morns

Noun

  • The early part of the day; morning.
  • the time period between dawn and noon
    • "I spent the morning running errands"
  • Morning.

Examples

  • Fresh tiles in the morn, a new Scrabble game is born.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English morn, morwen, from Old English morgen, from Proto-West Germanic *morgan, *morgin, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz, *murginaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥kéno, *mr̥kóno, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥Hko, from *mer- (“to shimmer, glisten”).
See also West Frisian moarn, Low German Morgen, Dutch morgen, German Morgen, Danish morgen, Norwegian morgon; also Lithuanian mérkti (“to blink, twinkle”), Sanskrit मरीचि (márīci, “ray of light”), Greek μέρα (méra, “morning”). Doublet of morrow and morgen. See also morning.

Synonyms

forenoon, morning, morning time, morrow

Scrabble Score: 6

morn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
morn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

morn: valid Words With Friends Word